INTERVIEW: Amy Quanbeck and Being a Minnesotan in the Moulin Rouge Arts Music Theatre by Basil Considine - May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 Conor Ryan (as Christian) and Courtney Reed (as Satine) star in the North American Tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, which opens at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis next week. Photo by Matthew Murphy. On May 18, 2001, a film called Moulin Rouge opened at the North American box office. Directed and
FEATURE: Strumming a Richer Tune at DalekoArts in Once Arts Music Theatre by Basil Considine - May 7, 2022May 14, 2022 Singer-actor-dancer-instrumentalists Leslie Vincent (left) and Chris Paulson (right) star in DalekoArts' production of Once, now playing in New Prague, MN. Photo courtesy of DalekoArts. "Write what you know." It's one of the most common pieces of advice given to poets, novelists, songwriters, and other wielders of writing. To that, one might
PHOTOS: Open Window Theatre’s Leaving Iowa Arts Theatre by Amy Donahue - May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 The cast of Open Window Theatre's production of Leaving Iowa, which opened April 29 in Inver Grove Heights, MN. Photo by Kayla Ninnemann. There is a great population reshuffling going on in the United States. In 2020 and 2021, numerous households fled the big cities for larger in-door spaces and outdoor
PREVIEW: The Return of the Spotlight Showcase (Hennepin Theatre Trust) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Amy Donahue - April 24, 2022April 24, 2022 A promotional image for the Hennepin Theatre Trust's Spotlight Education Spotlight Showcase event. The Spotlight Showcase, Minnesota high school theater’s biggest night, returns to the historic State Theatre in Minneapolis this June. This two-evening affair organized by the Hennepin Theatre Trust unites high school theater students from across the state for
REVIEW: Remembering, Forgetting and Battling Impunity in Atacama (Full Circle Theater) Arts Theatre by Kit Bix - April 23, 2022April 23, 2022 Pedro R. Bayon and Lara Trujillo star in Full Circle Theater's production of Atacama, now playing at Park Square Theatre in Saint Paul, MN. The mission of the Full Circle Theater, the program reminds us, is “to produce heartfelt, groundbreaking theater that artfully addresses issues of diversity and social justice for
REVIEW: That’s How You Jazz: Jelly’s Last Jam (Theater Latté Da) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Brian Bix - April 3, 2022April 3, 2022 Julius Collins (center) as Buddy and the cast of Theater Latté Da's production of Jelly’s Last Jam, which opened last night at the Ritz Theater in Northeast Minneapolis. Photo by Dan Norman. When George C. Wolfe brought Jelly’s Last Jam to Broadway in 1992, jazz fans were happy to see the important
PHOTOS: A Look at Jelly’s Last Jam (Theater Latté Da) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - April 2, 2022April 2, 2022 Andre Shoals as the Chimney Man in the Theater Latté Da production of Jelly’s Last Jam. Photo by Dan Norman. "Jelly Roll" may seem an odd nickname for a musician. At the start of the 20th century, the term certainly referred to the familiar dessert – but in African-American slang of
PREVIEW: The Rape of Lucretia (An Opera Theatre) Arts Music Opera Theatre by Amy Donahue - April 1, 2022April 2, 2022 Lucretia (mezzo-soprano Kara Morgan) holds a laurel wreath – symbolizing honor in ancient Roman society – in An Opera Theatre's production of The Rape of Lucretia, which opens this evening at the Southern Theater in Minneapolis, MN. Photo courtesy of An Opera Theatre. Twin Cities opera fans have a lot of choices in
NEWS: Ordway Announces New Season With Return of SIX, Beauty and the Beast, Patti LuPone Arts Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - March 29, 2022April 7, 2022 Broadway legend Patti LuPone, of numerous Sondheim and other musicals' fame, will headline a concert in the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts' upcoming season. Photo by Axel Dupeux. The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul, Minnesota announced its latest season this evening. The 2022-2023 theatrical season will
NEWS: The Puppet Lab Returns (Open Eye Theatre) Arts Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - March 29, 2022 The latest leadership and residency artist cohort for Open Eye Theatre's Puppet Lab. Clockwise from left: Rebekah Crisanta de Ybarra, Dominique Herskind, Mary Plaster, Amoke Awele Kubat, Liping Vong, and Oanh Vu. Rain and snow may be making their return on Wednesday, but Open Eye Theatre has something better: the return